Courtesy of Michael Olle Jr., president of Press Service Inc., Fairforest, SC, frequent PMA seminar presenter on preventive-maintenance programs for mechanical presses who also provides onsite customized programs, we present this list of maintenance musts. All basic press components, electrical components, press frame, slide assembly, pneumatic system, drive assembly and lube assembly, require attention on a consistent basis in order to keep the machines humming. Properly train press operators and diesetters. "I've found that improper press operation or diesetting is the leading cause of press damage and downtime," Olle Jr. says. "Train press operators and diesetters properly and make sure they follow proper procedures. That will immediately result in less downtime." He recommends purchasing PMA's die-setter and operator training systems, which he claims provide excellent guidance.
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